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Triple Crown racing season a sure bet to be unlike any other

by BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer May 1, 2020May 2, 2020

Instead of kicking off the chase this weekend with the Kentucky Derby, the storied race may end up capping the trio of races on Labor Day weekend.

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Analysis: How will NCAA address athlete compensation?

by RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

By this time next year, college athletes may be permitted to be earn money for their names, images and likenesses without compromising their eligibility.

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Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation

by RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

For more than 60 years, NCAA leaders have insisted college athletes had to be amateurs and could not be paid, but that is about to change.

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Drew Brees, Tom Brady give NFC South top 2 all-time passers

by CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

The arrival of Brady in Tampa Bay has turned the division into what Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn calls “Quarterback South.”

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Pod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinks

by STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Plan calls for hockey to resume in summer and be played at a few empty NHL arenas to finish the season and award the Stanley Cup.

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Leaders chart path back to playing fields for amateur sports

by EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Doctors, scientists and sports leaders are releasing regulations that might impact everything from workouts at gyms to youth baseball leagues to elite-level training.

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Steve Kerr says Warriors are already in ‘offseason mode’

by Matt Bonesteel The Washington Post April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Even though the NBA has yet to announce its plans for the remainder of this season, Golden State — the only team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs — is already working on next year.

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Show goes on for the WWE in Florida — even during a pandemic

by Kevin Blackistone Special to The Washington Post April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Live events continue, sans fans, at company’s training center, and, Kevin Blackistone writes, wrestlers and employees don’t have much say in the matter.

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Former Giant Harland Svare, Rams, Chargers coach dies at 89

by The Associated Press April 28, 2020April 29, 2020

Harland Svare, a starting linebacker on the Giants’ 1956 NFL championship team and later the team’s defensive coach, has died, He was 89

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AP sources: MLB opening options include 3 regional divisions

by RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer April 28, 2020April 29, 2020

People familiar with the discussions tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is exploring various options that could allow the season to start if the medical situation allows